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APPENDIX.
20. A Bill for the Liberties of
the People.
21. A Bill for swearing Allegiance
to our Sovereign, &c.
22. A Bill for descending of Land.
23. A Bill for Succession to the
Goods of the deceased Intestate.
24. A Bill for Public Ports.
25. A Bill touching General Assemblies.
26. A Bill for the Probate of
Wills.
27. A Bill for Civil Causes.
28. A Bill for Payment of Debts
contracted out of the Province.
29. A Bill for Punishment of ill
Servants.
30. A Bill for the Attainder of
William Cleyborne.
31. A Bill for the limiting the
Times of Service.
32. A Bill for confirming the
Sentence against Thomas Smith.
33. A Bill for Corn Measures.
34. A Bill for Fees.
35. A Bill for payment of Forfeitures.
36. A Bill for Treasons.
37. A Bill for Capital Offences.
38. A Bill allowing Clergy to
some Capital Offences.
39. A Bill for arbitrary Punishment
of enormous Offences.
40. A Bill for Punishment of certain
Crimes in the County Court.
41. A Bill for Punishment of lesser
Crimes.
42. A Bill for Support of the
Lord Proprietary. |
1638. |
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7 CÆCILIUS LORD BALTIMORE.
At a General Assembly, begun and held at the Fort of St.
Mary's, on the 25th day of February 1638, and the
same
day removed to St. John's, and there continued till
the
19th day of March following,
THE HONOURABLE
LEONARD CALVERT, ESQ. LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
THE FOLLOWING LAWS WERE ENACTED: |
Passed Feb. 25, 1638 |
CHAP. I.
An act for establishing the House of Assembly, and the Laws to
be made therein. C. O. fol. 128. and
Lib. C. and WH. fol. 61. |
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Passed March 19,
1638 |
CHAP. II.
An act ordaining certain Laws for the Government of this Province.
C. O. fol. 130. Lib. C. and W. H. fol. 63.
See 1641, ch. 4. Expired 2d August, 1642. |
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The following Thirty-six Bills were twice read in this Assembly.
and ingrossed, but never read the third time, nor passed
the House.
They are recorded C. O. from fol. 53, to fol. 128, inclusive, as
also in Lib. C. and WH.
1. An act for Church
Liberties. Lib. C. and W. H. fol. 1.
2. An act for Swearing
Allegiance. Ibid.
3. An act for the
Liberties of the People. Ibid. fol. 2.
4. An act for maintaining
the Lord Proprietary's Title to the
Lands of this Province. Ibid. fol. 3.
5. An act for Trade
with the Indians. Ibid. |
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